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Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Spring 2016 YA Scavenger Hunt!

THE YA SCAVENGER HUNT IS NOW OVER! THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING PART

Welcome, YA Scavenger Hunters! I'm Kat Ellis, your hostess for this leg of the hunt, and proud member of TEAM PINK.This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favourite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! In this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue to move forward in the hunt. Add up the clues on each blog, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team!But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours! If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've hidden my favourite number. Collect the favourite numbers of all the authors on the pink team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by3 April, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

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Somewhere on the hunt you will find some cool bonus content connected to my new book, BREAKER - my dream cast and character anthems - but not here! You will need to keep looking through the other pink team blogs to find it.

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Today I'm hosting DOROTHY DREYER, author of the Reaper's Rite series. Dorothy has always believed in magic. Born in Angeles City, Philippines, to a Filipino mother and American Father, Dorothy grew up a military brat, living in Massachusetts, South Dakota, Guam, New Jersey, and New York. She now lives in Frankfurt, Germany, with her husband, two teens, and two Siberian huskies. Dorothy not only writes books with some element of magic in them, but has a fondness for reading those kinds of books as well. She also enjoys movies, chocolate, take-out, and spending time with family and friends. She’s known to make a pretty sweet cupcake when she has the time. She also tends to sing sometimes, so keep her away from your Karaoke bars. [As an aside, did you notice DREYER has 6 letters? I just LOVE that number.]

MY TETHERED SOUL, Book 2 in the Reaper's Rite series, is available to buy now.

It’s been months since Zadie faced her sister’s Reaper, months during which she’s been under her mentor’s magical protection. But now that she’s turning seventeen, that protection is about to run out.

When dark forces lure Zadie to wander at night, she’s manipulated into committing unspeakable acts. With her friends and family at risk, Zadie must try to use her powers to break free from the Reaper’s grasp, or surrender to the Reaper’s Rite, which can only lead to death.

You can find out more about Dorothy and her books on her author website, but here you will find a sneak preview of MY FRAYED ETERNITY (Reaper's Rite book 3). Dorothy is giving away a copy of both MY TETHERED SOUL and MY FRAYED ETERNITY to the lucky winner of thepink teamscavenger hunt!

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Here
is a sneak peek at MY FRAYED ETERNITY, book three in the Reaper’s Rite series.

There she was again. The girl I kept seeing. She stood
between the living room and dining room, staring at me.

It took a moment before I could get my mouth to work. “Who
are you? What do you want?”

She eyed the weapon I held. Her chin went up, her jaw set,
but she didn’t come closer. I pursed my lips and held the weapon higher. She
raised her hands out in front of her, palms facing me. My grip tightened.

Taking a step forward into the light, she said, “I’m not
here to hurt you.” Her intense green eyes shocked me almost as much as her
Irish accent.

“Why are you following me?”

Her eyes dropped for a split second before meeting mine
again. “I have a message from Chase.”

I lowered the switchblade. “Wha—? Chase?”

My head swirled. I hadn’t heard from Chase since he left
last summer. I was sure he’d been avoiding contacting me as much as I’d avoided
contacting him.

Irish Girl took yet another step closer. “He needs your
help. He and his father.”

Don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by Dorothy Dreyer, me (Kat Ellis), and more! To enter, add up all the favourite numbers of the authors on thepink teamand you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your scavenger hunt, you need to check out the next author, CATRINA BURGESS.

SPECIAL BONUS GIVEAWAY

I'm offering an extra giveaway as a thank you for visiting my site, so if you fancy winning the BREAKER swag pictured here, just fill in the rafflecopter below! The pack includes a signed bookplate, brass knuckles pendant and bookmark, and (heart)BREAKER socks!